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As the final hours of 2009 were running out on New Years' Eve, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued the Chief Justice's Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, available here, a tradition begun by Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1970.

The defendant in U.S. v. Farinella, NO. 08-1839, 08-1860, 2009 WL 615408 (7th Cir., Mar. 12, 2009) purchased 1.6 million bottles of “Henri’s Salad Dressing” in 2003, id. At *1. The label on each bottle of dressing stated that the dressing was.

After promises not to investigate, the federal government is still raiding Nevada homes and charging people with marijuana crimes. Here is what you need to know so you don’t leave your rights and freedom to chance.   Marijuana legalization is in the.

A new Nevada court sends a reminder that judges have most of the power in criminal cases. How can you fight back? If you watch popular television shows and movies, you might believe that a jury of your peers decides your guilt.

Clintons Named in RICO Civil Lawsuit It's been a gristly span for the Clinton's. Hillary's email was incessantly on news shows and she forfeited the White House race to a reality-show personality. As if that wasn't enough, she and Bill are facing.

Illegal Immigration Becomes More Vaporific Pick any aspect of illegal immigration and try to graph it and the results look like light-tracers from the tilt-a-whirl at the county carnival. Even the terms used are all over the map: illegal immigrant, undocumented workers,.

While prosecutorial authorities often take an “indict first, examine all the evidence later” approach, it is refreshing—and rare—when prosecutors can admit when thorough evaluation of the evidence, or additional evidence, does not bear out their initial allegations of criminal activity, instead of.

One of the hardest duties of being a white collar defense lawyer is telling people that there is a chance (sometimes a certainty) that they will be going to prison. For the most part these are people who have never seen the.

Little Known Facts About Motorcycle Accident Motorcycle accidents, though not necessarily more common than other motor vehicle accidents, can be more shocking and devastating. But, they can also be caused by some unique circumstances. One major contributor to all accidents is consumption.

A woman’s twin fetuses went missing for about eight hours after she miscarried, according to Henderson PD reports released this past Thursday. Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center’s staff could not account for the fetuses. Eventually, they were found in a batch of.